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Aircard760s USB connection to a Router
I'm trying to setup an network for a friend who has an air card 760s and an Asus n56.
They use the n56 to share a USB storage device between several laptops and to connect to their network printer.
I need to get the air card to share it's 3g internet connection with the n56 router via USB.
I got the sim pin code, apn etc from telstra an have tried every conceivable combination of settings with no luck.
The Asus router can see the air card plugged in (via USB) and shows model info but does not receive internet. It includes the air card 308 in it's supported USB device list. I figured, the 308 being and older model, it should be comparable with the newer 760s.
I noticed that the aircard 760s uses a static ip for its USB connectionit's (192.168.2.2) and I think this may cause issues for the router, which I presume thinks it's going to get a dynamic ip assigned to it. There's no option to specify what type of ip the router should look for on it's USB connection.
I've spoken with Asus and telstra. I got the usual "try restarting it". I'm yet to try the beta drivers for the router.
As much as I'd love to tell them to bin a near new router and buy the air card dock, they're a not-for-profit organization and really need to work with what they've got.
Can anyone offer any insight or suggestions.
They use the n56 to share a USB storage device between several laptops and to connect to their network printer.
I need to get the air card to share it's 3g internet connection with the n56 router via USB.
I got the sim pin code, apn etc from telstra an have tried every conceivable combination of settings with no luck.
The Asus router can see the air card plugged in (via USB) and shows model info but does not receive internet. It includes the air card 308 in it's supported USB device list. I figured, the 308 being and older model, it should be comparable with the newer 760s.
I noticed that the aircard 760s uses a static ip for its USB connectionit's (192.168.2.2) and I think this may cause issues for the router, which I presume thinks it's going to get a dynamic ip assigned to it. There's no option to specify what type of ip the router should look for on it's USB connection.
I've spoken with Asus and telstra. I got the usual "try restarting it". I'm yet to try the beta drivers for the router.
As much as I'd love to tell them to bin a near new router and buy the air card dock, they're a not-for-profit organization and really need to work with what they've got.
Can anyone offer any insight or suggestions.
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- Signal bars? As in your wondering if I've actually got 3G reception?
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Yes I have signal. The laptops can connect to the air card via wifi and get net. I took the router home and plugged it into my modem and got net through the Asus router too. But I can't get the air card to share it's net to the router via USB, an I'm sus on the air cards USB settings/capabilities being the issue.
Once again I do need that router because of it's other USB port and Ethernet